Scuba Diving with scientists in the wonderful waters of the Azores Islands!
The 6th. International Scientific Diving Course FPAS / CMAS, took place at Vila Franca do Campo, in the island of San Miguel Azores from 25 to 31 July.
The Portuguese Federation of Underwater Activities (FPAS) and the Azores University (NASAL), invited scientists with proven expertise in underwater research, to participate in the course. Archaeologists, Biologists, Oceanographers and other specialists attended, to perform a theoretical and methodological interchange, of related techniques and methods of underwater research, covering fundamental issues that motivated the participants to give their best during their participation in the fascinating waters of the Azores Islands.
Scientists from Spain, Mex...

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As part of the “Steinlager Live” Dive Attempt held on July 20 in the waters of Dean’s Blue Hole, Bahamas, New Zealander William Trubridge broke his own freediving world recordby swimming completely unassisted to 102 meters (334 feet) in a time of 4 minutes and 13 seconds. This discipline of constant no-fins (CNF) is arguably the purest form of freediving, as the athlete is prohibited from using fins or any other propulsive assistance, and must reach the announced target depth and return to the surface swimming only with their hands and feet. Underwater cameras and a Suunto depth gauge, as well as judges from the sport’s governing body, AIDA International, confirmed the depth and the world record, which was T

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Finnish Divers’ Federation is the host of the 2016 AIDA individual pool world championships. In 2016 FDF celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016 and we welcome freedivers from all over the world to Finland and celebrate with us. Finland has to provide you excellent venue, experienced organization and beautiful surroundings for the competition. The host city is Turku at the South-West coast of Finland. Turku is the oldest city in Finland, our first capital and full off country’s history. At the time of the competition our nature with thousands of lakes and endless forest is at its best and you can experience all this under the midnight sun.
The venue of the competition is Impivaara indoor pool. The pool is newly renovated a...